Ejected from Syria, Iran offers olive branch to its new rulers

A billboard with a picture of Syria's Bashar al-Assad shows damage by bullet holes in Damascus, Syria
A billboard with a picture of Syria's Bashar al-Assad shows damage by bullet holes in Damascus, Syria

Iran's ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday expressed openness to good relations with a new Syria, turning a page on over a decade of Iranian military support against the rebel groups which now run the country.